As he charged forward, the white light on his body grew brighter and brighter!
At first, it was just a faint layer enveloping him.
Within a few breaths, he had become a small sun!
Li Mingbai's speed also reached an impossible level in an instant!
Everyone's vision blurred, and he was already in front of the demonic beast!
By instinct, sensing the danger, the White Death went berserk and attacked!
His two fists, like heavy hammers, smashed fiercely into Li Mingbai's chest!
"Bang—!"
The force was so great that it even made the ground shake twice!
If the power of the previous chain attacks was 1, then the power of these two punches was already 10!
Yet, Li Mingbai stood as if his roots were planted in the ground, unmoving!
At this moment,
The White Death was utterly panicked!
His fists rained down on Li Mingbai like a torrent.
"Bang bang bang bang bang!"
Li Mingbai ignored it all, furiously circulating the Eternal Undying Art.
Instantly, the white light on Li Mingbai's body surged wildly!
In less than a blink of an eye, a giant sphere over thirty feet tall formed!
It engulfed the White Death!
Simultaneously, a pungent odor erupted!
Purple Cloud True Person and the others finally remembered that Ye Fan had mentioned something earlier...
Unfortunately, they had been too engrossed in watching and had forgotten.
And so, they met their doom.
An unprecedented stench assaulted their nostrils, causing them to bend over and vomit uncontrollably!
"Ugh—!"
At this moment, only one thought remained in their minds.
Could this Li Mingbai have been a spirit born from a cesspit!
Damn it, I can't take it!
"Ugh—!"
As they vomited, their eyes rolled back, and they collectively passed out...
Without the system's protection, Ye Fan was not spared either...
The only one unaffected was likely Zi Yu.
After all, her true form was not human.
However, her previous injuries had not yet healed, and she promptly fell asleep.
As the dust settled,
Everything returned to peace.
Specks of phosphorescence drifted up from the opposite side, slowly seeping into Ye Fan's body.
After an unknown period,
Ye Fan slowly opened his eyes.
"Damn it, that was a near-death experience..." Ye Fan grumbled with a pained expression.
He mused that habit was a truly terrifying thing.
He was accustomed to being protected by the system, so he subconsciously assumed the stench would be blocked.
Ye Fan pinched his nose.
This was a reminder to himself.
Perhaps this was also one of the system's ways of infiltrating him, fostering a terrible dependence!
He would have to be more careful in the future!
However, speaking of which...
This smell was truly damn potent...
Even though the battle was over, Ye Fan still felt as if he had been submerged in a cesspit...
What kind of hellish physique did this Li Mingbai have...
Could he really be a spirit born from a cesspit!
Soon, the others also woke up.
The first thing they did upon waking was:
"Ugh—!"
Perhaps due to factors related to true qi or cultivation, the others experienced a far more intense olfactory shock than Ye Fan!
Even the lingering scent in the air made them feel as if they were dying!
They vomited for a full fifteen minutes before they could barely compose themselves...
Only then did they look towards the opposite side.
The demonic beast was now lying on the ground, its fate uncertain.
Also uncertain was Li Mingbai, who lay motionless beside the beast.
"Good disciple... is it over?" Purple Cloud True Person asked, suppressing his nausea. "Li Mingbai...?"
"Master, rest assured, that beast is dead," Ye Fan replied casually, walking towards the center of the stone platform.
The others followed one by one.
Upon inspection, they discovered that the demonic beast was indeed dead!
From the distance came Li Mingbai's faint snores.
There was no need to look further; he was surely fine...
"Good disciple, what exactly happened?" Purple Cloud True Person's curiosity surged.
"Actually, this demonic beast was not a White-Haired Demonic Ape, but the White Death, comparable to an early-stage Integration realm cultivator."
"Its greatest weakness is its fear of stench."
"The stench causes it discomfort, leading to its demonic qi becoming disordered and its behavior becoming violent."
"Finally, it tears its own internal organs apart with its uncontrolled demonic qi, leading to death."
"After Li Shidi cultivated the Eternal Undying Art, the stench on his body grew stronger and stronger."
"And I used the medicinal liquid from the Spirit Burst Pill to push his potential to the extreme."
"The fact that we survived this time was largely due to luck."
After hearing Ye Fan's explanation, everyone was shocked!
It was actually a being comparable to an early-stage Integration realm cultivator?
My heavens!
It was a miracle that they had survived!
And such a terrifying existence had such a peculiar weakness?
"Don't overthink it," Ye Fan cautioned. "To defeat it using this method, the stench must reach a certain level. The reason Li Shidi could achieve this is likely related to his special physique."
Everyone nodded in realization.
If that were the case, then this method was indeed not replicable.
Without either Li Mingbai or Ye Fan's medicinal liquid, it wouldn't work.
Of course,
The best scenario would be to not encounter this damned White Death...
Purple Cloud True Person's heart stirred.
However, speaking of which, his Purple Cloud Sect seemed to have gained another great weapon?
If some unappreciative fool dared to cause trouble in the future, he could simply throw Li Mingbai into their lair!
Even if he couldn't kill them, he could certainly disgust them to death!
Combined with the Second Elder, another great weapon!
If he were sent to an enemy's lair,
They wouldn't even need to deliberately cause trouble.
As long as the Second Elder performed normally, the enemy would surely be annihilated!
At this moment,
Purple Cloud True Person felt as if he held both Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick, and the world was his for the taking!
"Will he suffer any lingering effects from this?" Purple Cloud True Person asked, pointing at Li Mingbai with concern.
Medicines that stimulated potential usually had significant side effects.
Some severe cases might never be able to advance further in their cultivation.
Although she usually appeared unreliable, she cared deeply for the disciples of the sect.
"There's no need to worry about that," Ye Fan replied. "At most, he'll be a bit tired. He should be fine after waking up and resting for a while."
Regarding side effects, Ye Fan had already resolved them when he modified the Spirit Burst Pill.
Looking at the demonic beast's corpse on the ground, Ye Fan frowned.
It had been so close to Li Mingbai earlier, it was probably thoroughly marinated...
It was truly a shame to waste such excellent ingredients.
"Master, can you give it to me?" Zi Yu's weak voice echoed in Ye Fan's mind. "Its physical body can help me recover from my injuries."
"Alright, take it."
"Thank you, Master!"
Zi Yu extended a few vines and wrapped them around the demonic beast's corpse.
"Wife, you're not planning to eat it, are you?" Wang Yang's body trembled. "This thing smells so bad, it can't be eaten!"
"This thing is much more effective for me than any pills or elixirs," Zi Yu replied casually and was about to leave.
"Wife..."
"Perhaps you'd like some too?" Zi Yu teased playfully.
"..."
Wang Yang's face changed.
"You take your time eating..."
Then, Zi Yu found a corner and began to feast.
Soon,
"Crunch, crunch, crunch..."
Although everyone tacitly avoided looking, the scene was likely extremely explicit!
Ye Fan noticed that this time, unlike before, no phosphorescence entered his body.
He figured that the system had already 'eaten' during his unconscious period.
Not long after, Zi Yu returned.
It seemed the demonic beast was indeed very beneficial to her, as she became spirited again.
The terrifying wounds on her body had completely disappeared.
She even took the time to change into a new set of clothes...
As the demonic beast's corpse vanished, the barrier around the stone platform also dissipated.
"Rumble—!"
The ground began to shake violently.
The pillars that had connected to the chains instantly collapsed!
The fragments of the stone pillars flew towards a single spot, eventually forming a stone door.